22 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
25 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
53 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
7 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1171 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
32 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
40 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
48 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.2 | Japanese for Busy People |
26 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
26 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
87 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
408 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4224 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2882 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
108 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
5831 | Morohashi |
3416 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1133 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
107 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
112 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
5 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
14 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
大
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
7 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 大 【ダイ】 large, big, great, huge, vast, major, important, serious, severe, great, prominent, eminent, distinguished, -sized, as big as, the size of, university, large (e.g. serving size), large option, long month (i.e. having 31 days)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 国大 【コクダイ】 national university
- 電通大 【デンツウダイ】 University of Electro-Communications
- 大 【タイ】 nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
- 大尉 【タイイ】 captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF), lieutenant (Navy), flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 御大 【オンタイ】 boss, governor, headman
Kun reading compounds
- 大きい 【おおきい】 big, large, great, loud, extensive, spacious, important, decisive, valuable, older, grown up
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うふ、 お、 おう、 た、 たかし、 とも、 はじめ、 ひろ、 ひろし、 まさ、 まさる、 もと、 わ
- Korean:
- dae, da, tae
Spanish
- grande
- muy
- mucho
Portuguese
- grande
- enorme
French
- grand
1463 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.18 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-3-4 | SKIP code |
4003.0 | Four corner code |
1-34-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5927 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
3 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 国益 【コクエキ】 national interest
- 国営 【コクエイ】 government management, state management
- 最恵国 【サイケイコク】 most favored nation, most favoured nation, MFN
- 異国 【イコク】 foreign country
Kun reading compounds
- 国 【くに】 country, state, region, national government, central government, home (i.e. hometown, home country), province (of Japan), land, earth
- 国人 【こくじん】 indigenous person, inhabitant of a country, local, native, local lords and samurai, daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
- お国 【おくに】 your native country, your hometown, my home country (i.e. Japan), countryside, country, daimyo's territory (Edo period)
- 現国 【うつしくに】 world of mankind, this world
Readings
- Japanese names:
- くな、 こ
- Korean:
- gug
Spanish
- país
Portuguese
- País
- terra
- nação
French
- pays
79 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
136 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
123 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
8 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1037 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
111 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
36 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
745 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.11 | Japanese for Busy People |
40 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
151 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
344 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3831 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1964 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
588 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
4752 | Morohashi |
3087 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
950 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
581 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
624 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
4 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
158 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3172 | 2001 Kanji |
3s5.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
3-3-5 | SKIP code |
6010.3 | Four corner code |
1-25-81 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
56fd | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
240 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 男 【ダン】 masculine noun, son, baron, man, male
- 男子 【ダンシ】 boy, man, male
- 既男 【キダン】 married man
- 公侯伯子男 【コウコウハクシダン】 duke, marquis, count, viscount and baron (five ranks of nobility in Japan; 1869-1947)
- 男 【ナン】 son
- 男女 【ダンジョ】 men and women, man and woman, both sexes, both genders
- 一男 【イチナン】 boy, eldest son
- 次男 【ジナン】 second son
Kun reading compounds
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 男の子 【おとこのこ】 boy, son, baby boy, young man
- 年男 【としおとこ】 man born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
- 山男 【やまおとこ】 giant, woodsman, alpinist
- 雄 【お】 male, manly, brave, heroic, larger (of the two), greater, man, husband
- 男 【おとこ】 man, male, fellow, guy, chap, bloke, male lover, boyfriend, man, manliness, manly honor, manly honour, manly reputation
- 愛上男 【あいうえお】 skilled male lover
- 毒男 【どくお】 lonely heart, male virgin, loser, geek
Readings
- Japanese names:
- み
- Korean:
- nam
Spanish
- masculino
- hombre
Portuguese
- masculino
French
- homme
- mâle
109 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
42 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
54 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
228 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
2996 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
63 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
72 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
495 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
101 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
101 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
67 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1334 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3147 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1613 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2199 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
867 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
21730 | Morohashi |
2542 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3731 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
859 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
923 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
203 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
66 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3645 | 2001 Kanji |
5f2.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
6042.7 | Four corner code |
1-35-43 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
7537 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N2
679 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 児 【ジ】 child, boy, I, me
- 児童 【ジドウ】 children, juvenile
- 新生児 【シンセイジ】 newborn baby
- 遺児 【イジ】 orphan, child left by the deceased, abandoned child
Kun reading compounds
- 子 【こ】 child, kid, teenager, youngster, young (non-adult) person, (one's) child, offspring, young woman, young (animal), offshoot, interest, new share, player who is not a dealer, young geisha, young prostitute, bird egg, -er (often of young women)
- 【コククジラ】 gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus), grey whale
- 江戸っ子 【えどっこ】 (true) Tokyoite, Edoite, Tokyo native, Edokko
- 駄々っ子 【だだっこ】 unmanageable child, spoiled child (spoilt), spoiled brat
Readings
- Japanese names:
- る
- Korean:
- a
Spanish
- recién nacido
- chiquillo
- cría
Portuguese
- recém-nascido
- criança
- filhote
French
- nouveau-né
- enfant
- petit d'animal
801 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
526 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
697 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
556 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
572 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
782 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
338 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
497 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
1217 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1280 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
1375 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
148 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
3153 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1617 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2203 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
58 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
1364 | Morohashi |
2546 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
355 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
58 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
62 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
482 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
1257 | 2001 Kanji |
4c3.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
2-5-2 | SKIP code |
1-2-5 | SKIP code |
1-1-6 | SKIP code |
2621.0 | Four corner code |
1-27-89 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5150 | Unicode hex code |